The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-26
he met man from Stark county. Genin
owned some land there and wanted the

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and allow Genin 10 remit. At this Genin
smiled and 'asaented. Later nSthe mar
from Stark wrote back that he was amazed
to find Genin's possessions 80 great and
could not begin TO advance 10 the money
Genin was believer in spirits. There
10 q lawyer In Cincinnati who came from
here and was named for the old man Sill.
vester Genin Williams. His parents had
a wonderful dog. 1tcould do all but talk
The elder Wiltiams was q teacher q,
Wheeling, returning home every Friday
evening. This dog would 20 down ia
meet him each Friday evening, neve,
making q miatake any other day OF the
week. The dog was the wonder Of the
country, and at night was never known Ia
leave the house unmatched. However,
one night Genin was attacked In the road
by footpads, and would have been killed,
or at least robbed, II this dog had not up.
peared upon the scene suddenly md
routed the robbers. The old man, know.
Ing the home-staying habi. Of the animal,
always declared that his sudden appear.
ance that night was due 10 spirits which
had sent him as q preserver.
Gen. B. Il. Cowen, Of Cincinnati, now
clerk Of the U. s. Courts, Is one OF the
famous sons Of Belmont, and bis family IL
! one OF renown. Gen. Cowen was born at
Moores6eld, Harrison county and brought
up at st. Clairsville, whore for years no
was editor OF the county paper. Subse.
quently he became lawyer, was Adiu;ant
General Of the State, and became d Gen.
eral In tho Union army. He was elected
Secretary Of tho State while in the field,
went homo, served IN the Office three
months, and then resigned ito once more
join the regiment at tho front.
A firm friend Of Gen. Grant, he became
Assistant Secretary Of tho Interior under
Grant. His future appointment as United
States Clerk is well known, and no man in
Ohio stands higher ia public esteem. tIis
father, Benjamin Spragus Cowen, WAS q
physician and eminent in Ohio affairs.
AS a coadjuler OF Alfred Kelly in the
Legislature, Judge Cowen was mainly re-
sponsible for the tax law OF 1S47, which
was q revolution OF Ohio finances, and has
never been changed. a brother Of Gen,
Cowen, D. Duane Tomkins Cowen, was an
eminent lawyer, and he'd the larges! prec.
tice OF Eastern Ohio.
He died few years ngo in tho prime Of
manhood and in the zsnith OF his success
as a lawyer. Chief Justice Waite, st q
banquet given in his honor in Washing.
ton after hia appointment, pointed to Gen.
B. r. CoTen and said: THAT mana
brother ia the bsst lawyer in Ohio,"-a
compliment Of rare sort.
1t is not necessary to state thst Belmont
county has other eminent men. Gov.
Shannon, who defeated Corwin once and
waa once defeated by him, was born IN
the county and represented tho district in
Congress. He was brilliant statesman,
but incurred some unpopularity in Ohio
for voting in favor OF making Kansas q
slave State. There were four OHIO Con.
gressmen guilty OF that error, Dianey,
Odds, Green and Shannon.
II was Gen. Cowen who asFaiipd thin
action editorially in peculiar and unique
fashion by asking the public to judge tho
men by the acrostic fashion:
Disney,
Odds,
Green,
shannon.
This was taken up by OVERWHELMINGLY
paper in the nation. But OF Shannon / |
can say moro in another letter. He later
became Governor OF kahsas Territory.
Judge kennon was prominent man
here years ago. He was sent 10 Congress
ut twenty-five, and was impulFive enough |
to believe it HIS duty to comb the hair OF
John tl1i1cy Adams who sat near him.
kenuon prepared speech full OF invec- |
tive and abuse of Adams, and had it been
delivered to-day would have been mag.
neiic affair.
Alas, Kennon played pigmy against the |
giant. lie ilayed the ex-President without
mercy, aud expected the honor Of recip-
rocal tlaying. Bnt during the speech !
Adams kept reading, totally uuconcerned.
He made no rep ly, and kenuon wss stupe-
fad by kingly silence. Next day he met |
Adams in tho rotunda, and ct least OK
pected a personal reference to that terrible
speech. Tho old man grasped kenuon's
hand cheerlu!ly, aud said:
"Why, goad morning, young man; glad !
to see you" That was all. Adams meyer
betrayed any knowledge OF tho ppeech
and Kennon never got over it. He died |
but few years ayo.
Wilson S. kernou, alao OF Belmont,
was appointed Gen. Governs SUCCESSOR ns
Secretary OF State when he resigned, but
was defeated for election by the present
Postmaster Of Cleveland, ". ". Arm
strong.
Daniel Peck, an old and celebrated law
yer OF the county, died yew ago ut the
age OF ninety. There wac another Ken
non called FsrguN, or junior, who becume
q member oil CoHgleeS and Judge.
Thore IRE others OF more moderate emf
nence aud renown in the County, but Of |
tbese and some interesting historical |
events / shall speak IN another letter.